Chapter 5: The Brilliant Move and the End

The chess game continues.

After a brief discussion, everyone fell silent again, staring at the chessboard intently, immersed in the game.

As the black and white chess pieces continued to fall, more and more people couldn't help but show expressions of surprise on their faces.

Not only Xu Zijin, they all began to slowly realize that Bai Zi had gradually fallen into a disadvantage since some time.

At the beginning, facing the black pieces' proactive attack, the white pieces were somewhat caught off guard, but they were still able to respond calmly and even fight back locally.

However, later on, the white pieces could only hold out against the black pieces. Then, the black pieces were on the offensive while the white pieces were on the defensive. Finally, now, the white pieces are beginning to lose their ability to defend! The offensive and defensive situations are different!

The black piece was like a python, already wrapped around the white piece's neck, about to bite it hard! It would be fine if it was because the white piece made some mistakes, but in their opinion, the white piece's moves from beginning to end were perfect and there was nothing wrong with them.

But why did I end up at a disadvantage when I clearly did nothing wrong?

After a few moves, it is now the black piece's turn to make a move.

Yu Shao made his move lightly.

clatter.

Seven columns and nine rows, crawl.

As soon as the piece was moved, the whole place fell into a dead silence, so quiet that it was even a little scary.

Because everyone knows what this move means.

Zheng Qin lowered his head and stared at the chessboard.

With the black piece's move, the white piece in the upper left corner can be said to have been completely killed by the black piece, with no chance of recovery.

In this local fight, he was easily killed by the calm-looking high school student on the opposite side.

"No!"

"I haven't lost yet. I still have a chance."

Zheng Qin took a deep breath. Although he was at a disadvantage now, he felt that the disadvantage could still be reversed and he still had hope of making a comeback.

His eyes were fixed on a spot on the chessboard.

"Although Heizi controls the upper left corner, he doesn't have enough control over the center because of his 3-3 point, but I still have control over the center!"

Zheng Qin reached into the chess box and took out another chess piece! Snap! Thirteen rows and five elements. Damn! "Damn?"

When seeing this move, some people were stunned and puzzled. Their first reaction was that this was a questionable move. After all, the white piece in the upper left corner was dead no matter how you looked at it.

But when he thought about it more carefully and understood the purpose of this move, his eyes suddenly lit up and his face turned red!

“So…so that’s how it is!”

He was a little incoherent for a moment:

"Although, although the battle for the upper left corner was lost! However, the white piece still controls the center. The upper left corner is already dead, but this move can make it difficult for the black piece to expand to the center!"

"In this way, Baizi can use this time to accumulate external forces and develop the central government!"

"Bai Zi took advantage of his own defeat!"

More and more people saw the mystery of this move, and they all became excited.

"Looking at it this way, even losing the upper left corner isn't necessarily a bad thing? It can even be considered a sacrifice?"

"Genius, what a genius! This is absolutely a great move!"

"As expected of Xiao Zheng, even in adversity, he can still make the most dazzling move!"

"I'm not even sure if Zheng Qin deliberately sacrificed a piece in the upper right corner to set a trap for the black pieces!"

At this time, someone noticed that Yu Shao had not made a move yet.

"That kid was playing very fast just now, but now he hasn't played yet. Is he feeling troubled by this?"

"Hahaha, if I suddenly saw this move, I would also be shocked."

Because they saw an absolutely brilliant move, they were so excited that they could hardly suppress their discussions.

Xu Zijin also raised his head at this time and looked at Yu Shao, wanting to see what his reaction was.

However, when seeing Yu Shao's expression at this moment, Xu Zijin couldn't help but be stunned again.

Yu Shao's expression at this time was still very calm, his profile was clear, he lowered his eyelids slightly, looking at the chessboard, his hand was in the chess box, but he did not pick up the chess piece.

After a while, the sound of chess pieces colliding was heard again in the chess box.

Yu Shao finally picked up the chess piece again and put it down gently.

clatter.

Fifteen columns and ten rows, touch.

In an instant, all discussions stopped abruptly.

"This... touch?"

"What's the meaning?"

"I don't know...I don't understand!"

Zheng Qin on the opposite side was also stunned for a moment. He stared at the chessboard for a long time before finally coming to his senses.

Zheng Qin picked up the chess piece, hesitated for a moment, but finally put it down.

The meaning of Heizi's move was unclear, and Zheng Qin was completely unable to understand it. He chose to continue with his previous thinking and develop towards the central position. After accumulating enough momentum, he would encircle and suppress Heizi.

Yu Shao had a calm expression and continued to make his move.

clatter.

Fifteen columns and twelve rows, jump.

The two sides began to make moves alternately, and the sounds of the moves echoed in this quiet chess room.

Soon, more than a dozen moves were made, and it was Yu Shao's turn to play.

Yu Shao reached into the chess box and took out the chess piece.

clatter.

The chess piece falls.

Twelve columns and ten rows, suppress! Seeing this move, Zheng Qin was stunned.

Then, Zheng Qin's pupils instantly shrank to the size of a needle tip, and he couldn't help but stand up from his chair.

He leaned forward slightly, staring at the black pieces, as if he couldn't believe his eyes.

"Actually, it's a town...?"

The people around looked at each other, not quite understanding why Zheng Qin reacted so strongly.

"Isn't it just a town?"

"What happened to this move?"

With doubts in their eyes, they frowned, lowered their heads, and began to examine the chess game again.

As they watched, many people's expressions gradually changed, from confusion to astonishment, from astonishment to shock, and from shock to horror. They opened their mouths but found that they could not make a sound!

However, some people still felt that they could not understand this move and asked, "Brother, what's wrong with this move? I can't see what it means?"

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The person being questioned swallowed and felt his mouth was a little dry.

"If you only look at the current situation, of course... you can't see anything..."

His voice was trembling a little as he spoke: "But, think about it later? From Bai Zi's perspective, think about it later..."

Think about it later? The man's mind was full of question marks. He patiently looked at the chessboard again. Then, his expression changed, and he looked incredulous: "What is this?"

"Yes, White... has been constrained in every way! It started from that inexplicable touch... No, it started even earlier!"

The person who had just replied nodded and looked at Yu Shao in disbelief: "That kid, it's not that he didn't see Bai Zikao's move, in fact, it's quite the opposite, he had already figured it out!"

"That's why he chose to touch it immediately after the white piece was close, because that is the key point after more than ten moves!"

"After occupying that position, White will be defeated quickly if he plays this way!"

"In such a complex situation, there are countless possible moves, but he calculated every move of White and the dozens of moves after each move..."

"But, is this... possible?"

Everyone fell silent for a moment.

Zheng Qin opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything, and his throat felt a little dry.

"I... lost."

After a long time, Zheng Qin finally said this sentence smoothly and chose to resign and admit defeat.

This game could actually still be played, but precisely because he was a good chess player, he had already seen the outcome in advance and would not continue a meaningless game.

"Thank you."

Seeing that the chess game was finally over, Yu Shao breathed a sigh of relief, nodded to Zheng Qin, and prepared to pack up the chess pieces and leave.

"No, just leave it like this."

At this time, Zheng Qin stopped Yu Shao. His tone was a little weak, as if the game of chess just now had exhausted all his strength. He asked: "How long have you been playing chess?"

"It's been a while." Yu Shao replied.

"You really...have never participated in amateur competitions, and have never trained in a dojo?"

Yu Shao told the truth: "No."

"So, do you have a Go teacher? Who is it?"

Yu Shao shook his head, indicating that he had no teacher.

After getting Yu Shao's answer, Zheng Qin fell silent.

"Then I'll be leaving first. I have a lot of homework today."

Seeing that Zheng Qin had no other questions, Yu Shao picked up his schoolbag, stood up, and prepared to say goodbye and leave.

"Can you come play with me again tomorrow?"

At this moment, Zheng Qin suddenly raised his head, stared at Yu Shao, and said again: "I will pay your library fee."

"Tomorrow..."

Yu Shao hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's see if we have time."

In the adult world, asking yourself whether you have the time is actually equivalent to a polite refusal.

But Zheng Qin seemed not to understand, and said seriously, "I will wait for you."

Yu Shao suddenly felt a little overwhelmed, forced a smile, then turned around and prepared to leave.

"Um?"

It was not until this time that Yu Shao finally noticed Xu Zijin in the crowd and was slightly stunned.

Xu Zijin had been staring at the chessboard, and only at this moment did he finally move his eyes away from the chessboard, raised his head, and looked at Yu Shao with his amber-like crystal clear eyes.

"Why is she here?"

Out of politeness, Yu Shao nodded to Xu Zijin. Although he was a little confused, he had no intention of talking to her for too long. He picked up his schoolbag and turned to leave.

It was not until Yu Shao left that the news of Zheng Qin's loss gradually spread.

"What, Zheng Qin lost?"

"How is that possible? Zheng Qin has won first place in the college Go tournament. He already has the potential to become a professional Go player!"

"How many points did you lose? Did you give up?"

"I just saw that high school student leave after counting three times, but he won. How is that possible?"

"I lost in the middle game. Are you kidding me?"

People kept rushing to the chess table, and some people who were playing chess even dropped their games, and soon the chess table was surrounded inside and out.

(End of this chapter)